Bad numbers for Retail Sales have equated to a nice rally for mortgage rates thus far this morning. We are currently +22 bps for the day.

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The following information is current as of Monday 7-15-2013 and will help you understand today's best mortgage rates. If you are a Buyer/Borrower who is still on the fence (or if you are a Real Estate Agent attempting to educate your "on the fence" Buyer), please review these trends and secure an historically low interest rate before it is too late.

The market closed Friday with a WORSENING to pricing. Friday's WORSENING netted a change of 19 basis points (bps).

(hint: upward activity is good, downward activity is bad)

The following chart shows the activity thus far for today:

The following chart shows market activity over the past 10 days (hint: green is good, red is bad):

The following chart shows market activity over the past 1 month:

Daily Interest Rate Snapshot (sample of rates from one of the country's largest Lenders...individual pricing will vary based on specific Borrower qualifications): NOTE: This Lender has quoted a 1.00% Origination Fee (1 Point) to accompany this pricing. It bears noting that this chart does not necessarily represent todays best mortgage rates.

Market Commentary (Neil Trennery)

FNMA 30-Year:

2.5 Coupon: Open 92.0469 Change 0.1719

3.0 Coupon: Open 96.5938 Change 0.1875

3.5 Coupon: Open 100.3594 Change 0.0156

4.0 Coupon: Open 103.2656 Change 0.0156

Treasuries:

5 Year: Open 99.8750 Change 0.1094 Yield 1.4010

10 Year: Open 92.8906 Change 0.1406 Yield 2.5750

30 Year: Open 86.2969 Change 0.0938 Yield 3.6310

Key Economic Data

EUR/USD: Open 1.3044 Change -0.0023

GBP/USD: Open 1.5092 Change -0.0013

USD/JPY: Open 100.090 Change 0.880

Oil: Open 105.43

Key Economic Data:

NY Fed manufacturing for Jul: Actual 9.46, Consensus 5.00, Last 7.84.

Retail sales for Jun:

Sales: Actual 0.4%, Consensus 0.8%, Last 0.6%.

Ex-autos: Actual 0.0%, Consensus 0.4%, Last 0.3%.

Ex-autos/gas: Actual -0.1%, Last 0.3%.

7:00: Business inventories for May: Last 0.3%.

Advice:

Treasuries erased a drop after retail sales rose less than projected in June, underscoring a

A bit of mixed news this morning, however...it is more bond friendly than not. Retail Sales was a HUGE dissapointment to bonds and is what is mostly driving the price improvements we are currently seeing. I'd look for a test of 101.00 in the very near future. We want to carefully watch what happens as we touch 101, this will tell you if we have the velocity to continue to the top of that range, which will be 102.00

Just be careful...this market is still mean, ugly and volatile!

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The above information was compiled and distributed by San Diego Residential Mortgage Specialist, Jason E Gordon in an effort to provide transparency regarding true mortgage rate activity and market guidance to consumers and professionals interested in this activity. All Market Commentary is provided via The Mortgage Coach and/or their RateWatch technology software.

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